What martial arts book are you currently reading?

[Kung Fu Wang104]

 

[Stuarto65]

Oh yes, Bennet knows his onions! Hagakure is like Go Rin no Sho…there are great translations and some not so good. It’s interesting to read Tsunetomo Yamamoto’s thoughts on the ‘47 Ronin’ incident (or the ‘Asano affair’ as I think he calls it).

Do you have any good book recommendations for the story of the 47 Ronin?

 

[Gyakuto104]

Do you have any good book recommendations for the story of the 47 Ronin?

I don’t really. There are many to choose from including audiobooks. The controversy seems to be how Kira (the etiquette coach) was insulted by Asano. Was it an inadequate gift to thank him for his teaching, was it because Asano was an uninterested student or was it that Kira simply took a dislike to the provincial lord that was Asano?

 

[_Simon_103]

Just started on this, a very well-renownded text. I read the e-book version years ago and it's incredible (the original physical book is worth a LOT), he re-released this 2nd edition due to demand. Not just for Kyokushin practitioners but applicable to many martial artists. I love how he brings in the relevance of Eastern philosophy, spirituality and symbolism of the ranking system, and the holistic nature of the journey.

@Fungus have you read this yet? Highly recommended

 

[Fungus95]

Just started on this, a very well-renownded text. I read the e-book version years ago and it's incredible (the original physical book is worth a LOT), he re-released this 2nd edition due to demand. Not just for Kyokushin practitioners but applicable to many martial artists. I love how he brings in the relevance of Eastern philosophy, spirituality and symbolism of the ranking system, and the holistic nature of the journey.

@Fungus have you read this yet? Highly recommended

Thanks!

Not yet, the problem with books is that there are so many I should read, but I will keep an eye on this!

 

[Gyakuto104]

Just started on this, a very well-renownded text. I read the e-book version years ago and it's incredible (the original physical book is worth a LOT), he re-released this 2nd edition due to demand. Not just for Kyokushin practitioners but applicable to many martial artists. I love how he brings in the relevance of Eastern philosophy, spirituality and symbolism of the ranking system, and the holistic nature of the journey.

@Fungus have you read this yet? Highly recommended

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I can’t find it on Amazon?

 

[Xue Sheng98]

I can’t find it on Amazon?

Found it on Amazon for $449 USD and here for $95 USD

 

[_Simon_103]

I can’t find it on Amazon?

Yeah I think it's only available through his website (which Xue so kindly linked), and I believe it's $95AUD.

More info on the book and also pictures of the contents page etc: The Budo Karate of Mas Oyama | Gold Coast Combat Centre

 

[_Simon_103]

I can’t find it on Amazon?

OH and Cameron Quinn just put this up on FB, great timing for anyone interested haha:


"If you get an order in this week, I'll deliver it express mail the same day, so it has an excellent chance of arriving by Christmas.

Use the code XMAS20 until the end of January for 20% discount!"

 

[_Simon_103]

Fiiinally finished The Budo Karate of Mas Oyama (yes, I am a slow reader), really enjoyed it.

Now onto this, more about my current style and its link with the Bubishi (the founder of our style Tadahiko Ohtsuka Sensei had translated it into Japanese):

 

[Xue Sheng98]

still reading this...very slowly....read...apply to form...read...apply to form...repeat

 

[Wing Woo Gar38]

This is a quick read but useful. Some of you have seen it already.

 

[Prince_Alarming104]

I've got the ebook version (I know it's not hoarding if it's books, but there are so many in this house that they practically provide a third layer of insulation) of Ian Aberthy's pinan flow series. They're awesome, an absolute gold mine for pinan bunkai. There is nothing wrong with the pinans.

 

[_Simon_103]

I've got the ebook version (I know it's not hoarding if it's books, but there are so many in this house that they practically provide a third layer of insulation) of Ian Aberthy's pinan flow series. They're awesome, an absolute gold mine for pinan bunkai. There is nothing wrong with the pinans.

Pinan Yondan is a fave of mine

 

[Flying Crane]

I read this book about 30 years ago, and let it go during a downsizing effort when we were getting ready to move. I ran into it again in a used bookstore and grabbed it up again. It holds a position of nostalgia for me.

 

[Wing Woo Gar38]

Not a book, but I had to wonder…

 

[Xue Sheng98]

What is Qigong?: A step-by-step guide to growing a successful daily practice of Qigong (Ba Duan Jin Qigong & Self-Healing)​

 

[isshinryuronin]

TAKING COMMAND - America's Unsung Military Leaders, Innovators, and Difference Makers Since WWII

We had some brilliant generals, both on and off the battlefield, that were instrumental in the US becoming a superpower. Kind of a shame that Kim Kardashian and Bad Bunny enjoy fame that these men, unknown to the public, richly deserve.

 

[Gyakuto104]

I read several books at once, depending on my mood

Slightly in the vein of issinryuronin’s post

!

 

[Gyakuto104]

I liked the cover of this book and it is actually fascinating